tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post7732290271344394639..comments2024-03-27T23:13:43.597-05:00Comments on Prairie Rose Publications: DUST IN THE WIND or Researching History and DeathLivia J Washburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05958199886826207363noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-74855727625908715632015-05-04T10:23:56.405-05:002015-05-04T10:23:56.405-05:00Don't they just call to you Jacquie? The stori...Don't they just call to you Jacquie? The stories on the stones, and even the lack of stones tell so much. Find a grave also has some interesting photos and stories. That's how I found Josephine Dunlops father's story. So many stories, so little time. DorisRenaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-29580597994464775452015-05-04T06:28:23.764-05:002015-05-04T06:28:23.764-05:00We certainly share a lot of interests, Doris. Whe...We certainly share a lot of interests, Doris. When my husband and I travel, I always like to visit the oldest section of the oldest cemetery. I have a bunch of photos of the Silver City, ID, cemetery--everything from gut-wrenching sad to funny.Jacquie Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361793932364487636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-66313910501836281712015-05-03T18:14:03.650-05:002015-05-03T18:14:03.650-05:00Sarah, I have always had a fascination with gravey...Sarah, I have always had a fascination with graveyards. Like you, I enjoy each day as a treasure being handed to me to use to the best of my ability. <br /><br />I am in edits for this WIP, then we will see. I hope for publication shortly after that.<br /><br />Sarah, I wish you the same gift back. DorisRenaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-14957040748807909062015-05-03T18:11:21.626-05:002015-05-03T18:11:21.626-05:00Kristy, that is such a fun story, filming at your ...Kristy, that is such a fun story, filming at your high school. To me the movie made learning fun. Glad you liked the post. DorisRenaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-8409524489118001432015-05-03T17:28:21.696-05:002015-05-03T17:28:21.696-05:00Graveyards bring such peace. I love the older ones...Graveyards bring such peace. I love the older ones with headstones and epitaphs. I used to fly a kite with my husband in the old graveyard in Temple, Texas back when we lived there. <br />What are "bloat balls" for?<br />I am old enough now to think about death often. With gratitude, I enjoy each day here on Mother Earth. I am not afraid to die, but I sure do like seeing that sunrise Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-86444669269956566752015-05-03T15:42:36.361-05:002015-05-03T15:42:36.361-05:00I love "Bill and Ted's Adventure". S...I love "Bill and Ted's Adventure". Such a silly movie but with some really smart aspects to it. It was actually filmed at my high school in Scottsdale, AZ. Great post, Doris!Kristy McCaffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17363740420272046549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-22775408140102164372015-05-03T14:50:34.456-05:002015-05-03T14:50:34.456-05:00Diana, so glad to hear someone else also understan...Diana, so glad to hear someone else also understands how wonderful and helpful cemeteries can be. More and more information is being made available online, but nothing can compare to walking the lanes between the stones.<br /><br />Glad you also found the snippet intriguing. I'm in the midst of edits for this story. Hopefully it will see the light of day soon. DorisRenaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-76917608123419345622015-05-03T14:22:06.323-05:002015-05-03T14:22:06.323-05:00Your snippet has me intrigued! I'm with you o...Your snippet has me intrigued! I'm with you on the cemeteries, not morbid but a great place for names and stories. In trying to put together a family tree, a cemetery was a great place and helped straighten out some confusion. Not to mention death affects us all. Losing someone can change the direction of those left behind, whether we realize it at the time or not. Thanks! Diana Tobinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10825874649763693468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-69086934548250707402015-05-03T13:06:01.002-05:002015-05-03T13:06:01.002-05:00Celia, don't you just love those discoveries? ...Celia, don't you just love those discoveries? Many times as I research the lives of the early women doctors, I come upon wonderful stories. Sometimes they are sad, sometimes eye-opening. <br /><br />I was blessed to have known by paternal great grandparents, and the stories I cherish from them fill my heart. We may be dust in the wind, but that wind shares them with the world, if we will but Renaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-85598098404648028232015-05-03T12:58:22.366-05:002015-05-03T12:58:22.366-05:00Sounds as though many of us have a love of names, ...Sounds as though many of us have a love of names, especially those in the Nineteenth Century.<br />My sisters researched our genealogical line through our Daddy. Since they lived near each other they did all the work for two years to get us into the Daughters of the Republic of Texas--DRT (which my husband calls the DIRT Girls. ) But I would drive up to North Texas a few times so I could go on Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-19382525250280739252015-05-03T12:33:30.327-05:002015-05-03T12:33:30.327-05:00Thanks Jill. The early west was populated by peopl...Thanks Jill. The early west was populated by people moving into the regions. Cemeteries hold and pass on those wonderful names and stories. There is a peace and joy in walking among the stones and their gifts. DorisRenaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-33549222930377644822015-05-03T12:30:00.617-05:002015-05-03T12:30:00.617-05:00Thanks for such an interesting post Doris, I too l...Thanks for such an interesting post Doris, I too like looking at the names on gravestones to see what names were popular in the time I am writing about.jillmcdchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09404306094725767275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-39643876730156772312015-05-03T12:28:37.264-05:002015-05-03T12:28:37.264-05:00Cher'ley, Julia is still my favorite, perhaps ...Cher'ley, Julia is still my favorite, perhaps because I found her after everyone had forgotten her. She did work as a healer prior to medical school, but that she wanted to learn more, that is a great role model. I appreciate your kind words on this post, DorisRenaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-12503094350520104132015-05-03T12:24:30.909-05:002015-05-03T12:24:30.909-05:00Thank you Cheryl. I've always been fascinated ...Thank you Cheryl. I've always been fascinated by names, the way they change over time, and sometimes change gender. History offers so much for the writer. I know the seeds of stories are from something I read. DorisRenaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-47129357894102435592015-05-03T11:43:20.288-05:002015-05-03T11:43:20.288-05:00Love your post. She was pretty old when she became...Love your post. She was pretty old when she became a doctor, but at least she had 10 years to help people heal. Thanks for the blog. Cher'ley Cher'leyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15135360082307967914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-71593600363610495132015-05-03T11:36:14.417-05:002015-05-03T11:36:14.417-05:00Doris, I always enjoy your posts about research! N...Doris, I always enjoy your posts about research! Names are such a hobby with me--and I always have to have the perfect name for my heroes and heroines--I think I have 4 or 5 name books in different places throughout the house. LOL Cemeteries are a great place to get names--obituaries, too, and I also discovered that when my daughter graduated, at least at that time (2005) they printed the Cheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.com